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'''Saket Nagar''' is a suburb of [[Bhopal]], [[India]], on the southern side of the city. It is part of Ward 54 of [[Bhopal Municipal Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Informative Map - Bhopal Municipal Corporation|url=http://www.bhopalmunicipal.com/city-information/informative-map.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728002705/http://www.bhopalmunicipal.com/city-information/informative-map.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=28 July 2015|website=Informative Map - Bhopal Municipal Corporation|publisher=Bhopal Municipal Corporation|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref>
==Etymology== In [[Sanskrit]], ''Saket'' is the ancient name of the city of [[Ayodhya]], an important [[Hindu]] religious place, said to be the place of residence for Lord [[Rama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://andhrabharati.com/dictionary/sanskrit/index.php?w=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4|website=Andhrabharati.com|accessdate=6 September 2017|title=साकेत : Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd Ed. 1832)}}</ref> Saket is also the name of a famous epic Hindi poetic work of [[Maithili Sharan Gupt]], an account of the Ramayana through the eyes of Urmila.<ref>{{cite book|title=Saket| first=Maithili Sharan|last=Gupta|author-link=Maithili Sharan Gupta|url=https://www.pustak.org/index.php/books/bookdetails/1995/Saket|website=Pustak.org|year=1995|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref>
==Population== Saket Nagar is mostly inhabited by retired employees of public sector company [[BHEL]] like its adjacent localities Shakti nagar and Alkapuri.<ref>{{cite web|title=BHEL staff fume over move to sell excess land to govt|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/BHEL-staff-fume-over-move-to-sell-excess-land-to-govt/articleshow/52036934.cms|website=TOI|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref>
==Education== Saket Nagar has two major schools nearby namely the Bhopal Public School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Bhopal+Public+School/@23.213686,77.4539029,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x397c4232524256e5:0x8e74ffa2ef4ea672!8m2!3d23.2136811!4d77.4560916?hl=en|website=Google Maps|publisher=Google|access-date=6 September 2017|title=Google Maps}}</ref> and Sagar Public School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sagar Public Schools - Contact Us|url=http://www.spsbhopal.ac.in/#contact|website=Sagar Public Schools|accessdate=6 September 2017|archive-date=27 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227024821/http://www.spsbhopal.ac.in/#contact|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Health== The [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal|All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] has a [[medical research]] [[public university]] located in the Saket Nagar suburb.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://www.aiimsbhopal.edu.in/contact_us.aspx|website=www.aiimsbhopal.edu.in|accessdate=5 September 2017|archive-date=5 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905232658/http://www.aiimsbhopal.edu.in/contact_us.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the seven AIIMS established by the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY).<ref>{{cite web|title=Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)|url=http://pmssy-mohfw.nic.in/listofcolleges.aspx|website=pmssy-mohfw.nic.in|accessdate=5 September 2017|language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Neighbourhoods of Bhopal}} {{City of Bhopal}}
==External links== Top Institute Near Saket Nagar *[http://www.ampri.res.in/ Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute] *[http://www.aiimsbhopal.edu.in/ All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal] *[https://www.antops.com/ Antops Technologies IT Development and Training Institute]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Bhopal]]